Censorship Board of Zimbabwe bans the 'Democrats'

The MDC-T Secretary General Douglas Mwonzoran has claimed that the Censorship Board of Zimbabwe has banned the "Democrats" which is the only documentary on Zimbabwe's constitution making process.

He said this documentary was recorded as the process was taking place and records the truth of what happened.

"It tells the story of how the Constitution was made, the political dynamics involved and the hostility of the state apparatus to the process.It also records the violence that was directed at the general populace as well as the drivers of the process," Mwonzora said. "It also records in detail the murder of an innocent civilian in Mbare by the militia as a way to force the people to speak in a particular way. Importantly it records how we overcame adversity to come up with the document."

He said in the documentary President Robert Mugabe made threats directed at two of the co-chairpersons Honourable Paul Mangwana from Zanu PF and myself from the MDCT and how we ignored those threats to come out with what we thought was good for our country.

"The attempts to manipulate the process by various state officials are exposed in the documentary. At the end of the documentary we learn about plots to murder some of the leaders of the process," Mwonzora said. "Zimbabweans participated in the constitution making process. They need to know exactly how the process took place."

He said they need to know the truth. We call upon all Zimbabweans, civil society, churches and political parties to demand the un-banning of this documentary.

"We deserve the truth and this government cannot deny us the truth," he said.